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Hansen Clarke (D)
State Senator, District 1
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Missed Votes
- Did not vote on 2009 Senate Bill 70 (Require disclosure to legislature of tax administration details ). Passed in the Senate (35 to 0) on October 15, 2009, to concur with the House-passed version of the bill. [Vote Details and Comments]
- Did not vote on 2009 Senate Bill 785 (Retain wetland regulation at state level ). Passed in the Senate (34 to 0) on October 1, 2009, to concur with the House-passed version of the bill. [Vote Details and Comments]
- Did not vote on 2009 Senate Bill 253 (Appropriations: 2009-2010 State Police ). Failed in the Senate (17 to 10) on September 30, 2009, to reconsider the vote by which the conference report was not adopted. [Vote Details and Comments]
- Did not vote on 2009 Senate Bill 253 (Appropriations: 2009-2010 State Police ). Failed in the Senate (0 to 36) on September 21, 2009, to concur with a House-passed version of the bill. The vote sends the bill to a House-Senate conference committee to work out the differences. [Vote Details and Comments]
- Did not vote on 2009 House Bill 4922 (Lower eligibility for certain MEGA tax breaks ). Passed in the Senate (32 to 3) on October 15, 2009, to increase the number of selective tax breaks that can be granted by the Michigan Economic Growth Authority (MEGA) in 2009, cap the number in future years, and reduce the eligibility standards for certain tax breaks. [Vote Details and Comments]
- Did not vote on a motion for 2009 House Bill 4316 (Repeal FDA approved drug lawsuit ban ). The motion passed in the Senate (21 to 13) on June 2, 2009. [Vote Details and Comments]
- Did not vote on 2009 Senate Bill 237 (Appropriations: 2009-2010 Department of Agriculture ). Passed in the Senate (28 to 5) on June 11, 2009, the Senate version of the Fiscal Year (FY) 2009-2010 Department of Agriculture budget. This would appropriate $86.4 million in gross spending, compared to $107.8 million, which was the FY 2008-2009 amount enrolled in 2008. Of this, $30.5 million will come from the general fund (funded by actual state tax revenues), compared to the FY 2008-2009 amount of $31.2 million. Another $40.0 million comes from other state tax and fee revenue, and $14.2 million is federal money. [Vote Details and Comments]
